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| Aug-05-13 | | TheaN: 1/1. Oh, xcuse me, black <her> downfall. Reviewing the played moves and what would have gotten OTB after Rxf7 black is lost already. The start of this game is not that good for black. This Four Knights-Shevnikov hybrid shows black was not really up to the test, and Bg7 is atrocious to watch. |
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| Aug-05-13 | | goodevans: <radtop: This was a little too simple, even for Monday.> l beg to differ. It's a very well known pattern which most of us will have recognised in a split second. But for these who didn't this would have been harder than the usual Monday fare. |
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| Aug-05-13 | | morfishine: Its the old one-two or one-two-three or whatever its called: <32.Nh6++> forces mate: <32...Kh8 33.Qg8+ Rxg8 34.Nf7#> ***** |
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| Aug-05-13 | | dufferps: I agree with goodevans. This was easy because we recognize it as the classic "smothered mate" (I think I've seen it referred to as "Philador's mate"); but the first time one sees it, it is impressive as a very daring and brilliant attack - hardly "easy." The play leading up to it -- setting up for it -- was indeed brilliant. |
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| Aug-05-13 | | cyclon: In Chess "school's never out" ( God thanks! ), so, back to 'bench'. 32. Nh6++ Kh8 33. Qg8+ Rxg8 34. Nf7X. |
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| Aug-05-13 | | zb2cr: Quick and easy, 32. Nh6+ delivers a double check, leading to the ancient smothered mate pattern. 32. ... Kh8; 33. Qg8+, Rxg8; 34. Nf7#. |
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| Aug-05-13 | | gars: A beautiful game! |
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| Aug-05-13 | | Nick46: <goodevans: <radtop: This was a little too simple, even for Monday.>
l beg to differ.>
Too true....SIGH |
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| Aug-05-13 | | Alex56171: Philidor's mate! 32.Nh6++ Kh8 ▢ 33.Qg8+ Rxg8 ▢ 34.Nf7# |
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| Aug-05-13 | | thegoodanarchist: An old-fashioned beat down. Reminds me of my game against Edmar Mednis in a simul he gave in Lexington, KY. First he won a piece, then he delivered a smothered mate. He gave no quarter. At least I didn't make an illegal move, as one of the simul players did. Mednis just captured the guy's king in response, and moved on to the next board. |
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| Aug-05-13 | | lost in space: <<Once>: (snip) like Frodo's invisibility cloak (snip)> Am I wrong or wasn't it Harry Potter's invisibility cloak and Fordo's invisibility ring? |
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| Aug-05-13 | | Clodhopper: Philidor's mate was one of the first combinations I learned - I can't even remember from which book or newspaper column. But it enchanted me and began my lifelong enthusiasm for the game of chess. |
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| Aug-05-13 | | Once: <lost in space> Frodo was positively weighed down with goodies. In addition to the one ring, he also had: A magical short sword that glowed when goblins were near(from Bilbo)
A shirt of mithril mail which was very light and very strong (from Bilbo)
A cloak of hiding (from the elves)
Lammas bread (from the elves)
A magical light for scaring big spiders (from the elves). IIRC Harry Potter had a cloak, broomstick, owl and wand. As you do. |
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| Aug-05-13 | | kevin86: Mate in three=smothered mate. |
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Aug-05-13
 | | chrisowen: Biffed f7 king hoot any good h8 gabled horse having, find a ko in us 32.nh6+ again hoofed off our f7 be,
edifice ogle a knight in float my boat racing alonger gate alive no more veritas h8 key a oomph, be if do 32...Kh8 as blinkers on sussed queen effect in thin picking h8 smothered mate a feed a, real thorough fare bussed in swamp e6 bam you 33.Qg8+ muggy aim get each f8 hasten thane otb ore 33...Rxg8 a pinch a punch aka mind 34.nf7#. |
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Aug-05-13
 | | perfidious: For some reason, this evokes memories of the only time I ever got caught out by Philidor's Legacy. It was a tournament at the old McAlpin Hotel in New York, 1974 and I was ~1300 at the time. Played Black in a Benko, of all things, and my opponent sprang his dastardly trap at something like the 21st move. |
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| Aug-05-13 | | ajile: Got it instantly. Standard smothered mate idea with a double check cool tactic thrown in. |
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| Aug-05-13 | | Gilmoy: Canonical!
The opening was a bit amusing: <5..e6 7.Bf4 e5 8.Bg5> transposing to Sveshnikov or thereabouts. In which case <10.Na3> b5 was correct. Even <11.Bc4> b5 might have been in time: 12.Bd5 is actually better for Black because it's less obnoxious than an Nd5. <10..f5> is what you play <in response> to 10.Nd5 pressure. No need to do it first. |
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| Aug-05-13 | | James D Flynn: Simple smothered mate by 32.Nh6+ Kh8 33.Qg8+ Kxg8 34.Rxg8 Nf7# |
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| Aug-05-13 | | dark.horse: 007 gadget's not to be confused with Checkov's Gun. |
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Aug-05-13
 | | Domdaniel: <Once> -- <The gadget is a staple of many action films.> -- ... and ... <dark.horse> -- Chekov's Gun ... ... been consulting http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.p..., have we? |
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Aug-05-13
| | Domdaniel: As well as a gun, Chekhov had a boomerang: http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.p... |
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| Aug-05-13 | | Nullifidian: Simple smothered mate.
32. ♘h6++ ♔h8 33. ♕g8+ ♖xg8 34. ♘f7# |
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| Aug-05-13 | | Amarande: And it's Philidor's Legacy for the win :) |
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| Aug-05-13 | | estrick: Ms. Lyons appears to have walked into this as if she were performing a 'help mate.' And she holds the title of WFM, no less! |
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sac: 33.Qg8+